BB00125: Ziyarat for the letter mim

In the Name of God, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Holy!

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee to witness, and all things witness in this night which Thou hast made great, majestic, excellent, mighty, and honored above all else through Thy bounty, Thy grace, Thy generosity, Thy bestowal, Thy munificence, and Thy mercy. Thou hast clothed it in the garment of sorrow for the Manifestation of Thy Countenance, Who is Thy Beauty, the Cloak of Thine Eternity, the King of the glory of Thy Lordship, and the Sovereign of the justice of Thy Self-Subsistence. Thou art God; there is no God but Thee, alone with no partner. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Might, Thine the Power and the Divinity, Thine the Strength and the Ruby. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life. Verily, Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the Justice that erreth not, the Sovereign that changeth not, and the […] that passeth not away. Nothing escapeth Thy grasp, whether in the heavens or on earth or between them. Thou createst what Thou willest […] Thou hast ever been All-Knowing, All-Powerful, and Omnipotent.

I testify, O my Beloved, that Thou hast ever existed before all things, bringing all things into being, existing after all things, existing with all things, and existing above all things. Thou wilt ever remain one God, Single, Unique, Eternal, Living, Self-Subsisting, Wise, Just, Holy, Everlasting, Self-Dependent. Thou hast taken neither consort nor son, and Thou hast no partner in what Thou hast created, nor any helper in what Thou hast fashioned. Thou hast held the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them through Thy power, and Thou hast ordered the measures of all things through the wondrous crafting of Thy Lordship. Thou hast formed the creation of all things through the manifestations of Thy mighty Self-Subsistence, and Thou hast ordained the matter of the kingdom of Thy heaven and the dominion of Thy sovereignty through the signs of Thy mighty Oneness. Thou hast drawn unto Thyself those whom Thou hast created by Thy command through the glances of Thy mighty Belovedness.

How exalted, O my God, is Thy sublimity, and O my God, O my Beloved, Thy transcendence! Thou hast ever been established over all things, powerful over all things, knowing all things, ruling over all things, witnessing above all things, subduing all contingent beings, […] over all existing things, mighty over all created things, inaccessible to all in the kingdom of earth and heavens, exalted above all in the kingdom of names and attributes, transcendent above all atoms, sovereign above all similitudes and allusions, supreme above all geometry and indications, manifest above all metaphors and appearances, mighty above all essences, supreme above all identities, compelling above all egos, powerful above all beings, and stern above all that can be mentioned of similitudes and conditions.

I beseech Thee by the wondrous manifestations of Thy sovereignty, the hidden treasures of the mystery of Thy Divinity, the holy signs of Thy Self-Subsistence, the conditions of Thy holy might, and the revelations of the King of the might of Thy Belovedness, that Thou send down in this hour upon Thy Proof, whom Thou hast chosen for Thy Cause, approved for Thy love, elected for the exaltation of Thy Word, and distinguished for the inaccessibility of Thy Lordship. Thou hast clothed him in the garments of Thy might and grandeur with the most resplendent of all Thy splendor, the most majestic of all Thy majesty, the most beautiful of all Thy beauty, the most magnificent of all Thy magnificence, the most luminous of all Thy light, the most extensive of all Thy mercy, the most perfect of all Thy words, the greatest of all Thy names, the mightiest of all Thy glory, the most decisive of all Thy will, the most penetrating of all Thy knowledge, the most powerful of all Thy might, and the most pleasing of all Thy utterance.

Of all Thy qualities, I love the most endearing and the most impregnable, of all Thy bounties the most ancient, of all Thy sovereignty the most enduring, of all Thy dominion the most glorious, of all Thy signs the most wondrous, and of all that Thou hast loved or wilt love, that which befitteth the glory of Thy sacred and transcendent majesty and the splendor of Thy good-pleasure, O King of singular sovereignty. And I beseech Thee to send down upon him who hath shown arrogance towards Him that which befitteth the loftiness of Thy justice and the sublimity of Thy power, and upon him who hath believed in Him and been content with His good-pleasure that which befitteth the exaltation of Thy grace and the supremacy of Thy generosity.

And do Thou send down upon His exalted station that which shall cause His eyes to be gladdened, for verily Thou art the One Who hath power to do what He willeth in all places and bounds, and Who is mighty to accomplish what He desireth throughout all geometric forms and manifestations. All bow down in submission around Thy Will, all worship around Thy Desire, all are devoutly obedient around Thy Power, all are humbled around Thy Decree, all are reverent around Thy Permission, all stand around Thy Majesty, all are mindful around Thy Book.

I shall glorify Thee, O my God, in this hour beyond all that hath glorified Thee or will glorify Thee. I shall praise Thee, O my God, at this moment with all that hath praised Thee or will praise Thee. I shall proclaim Thy unity, O my God, through all that hath proclaimed Thy unity or will proclaim it. I shall magnify Thee, O my God, above all that hath magnified Thee or will magnify Thee. I shall exalt Thee, O my God, beyond all that hath exalted Thee or will exalt Thee. I shall sanctify Thee, O my God, from all that hath sanctified Thee or will sanctify Thee. And I shall thank Thee, O my God, for all that hath thanked Thee or will thank Thee—content with Thy decree, patient in Thy implementation, anticipating Thy cure, seeking victory through Thy sovereignty, seeking elevation through Thy signs, seeking splendor through Thy glory, seeking majesty through Thy grandeur, seeking beauty through Thy grace, seeking greatness through Thy magnificence, seeking illumination through Thy light, seeking might through Thy power, seeking exaltation through Thy transcendence, seeking dominion through Thy sovereignty, seeking pride in the kingdom of Thy divine lordship, seeking precedence through Thy will, seeking bounty through Thy favors, seeking vigilance through Thy watchfulness.

How exalted is Thy grace, O my God, above all contingent beings, and how resplendent is Thy generosity, O my Beloved, above all created things! All seek to veil themselves from Thy Self through something, while Thou desirest to make Thyself known to all things. All seek to enslave themselves through something rather than the commands of Thy glorious sovereignty, while Thou desirest to draw all unto the horizon of Thy bounty and Thy good-pleasure. For Thou hast ever been independent of all things and self-sufficient above all things, never ceasing to be the Most Generous and the Supreme Bestower. The veils of the veiled ones and the remoteness of those who are far removed have never diminished the treasuries of Thy Cause, for all things have ever been and will ever remain prostrate in Thy grasp and humbled in the right hand of Thy might.

Therefore, O my God, do Thou send down at this moment upon the Tree of Divine Unity in the Bayan, and upon its branches, leaves, and fruits, that which shall make us victorious over the earth and all who dwell thereon, and shall fill Thy heavens and Thy earth and all that lieth between them with the truth that there is none other God but Thee, the Lord of Glory and Majesty, the Lord of Grandeur and Beauty, […] and Perfection, the Lord of Sovereignty and Sublimity, the Lord of Might and Deeds, the Lord of Likeness and Similitudes, the Lord of Power and Justice, the Lord of Mercy and Grace, the Lord of Greatness and Independence, the Lord of Strength and Invincible Strategy, the Lord of Joy and Gladness, the Lord of Gifts and Detachment, the Lord of Glory and Inaccessibility, the Lord of Radiance and Exaltation, the Lord of Grandeur and Transcendence, the Lord of Earthly and Heavenly Dominion, the Lord of Might and Celestial Power, the Lord of Divine Omnipotence and Divinity.

O Thou Who art the Lord of Power and of the Ruby, the Bearer of the Most Beautiful Names and the Most Exalted Examples, the Possessor of the Most Great Signs and the Most Great Manifestations, and the Lord of the Treasuries that have been and shall ever be! They verily are eternal. Whatsoever Thou hast loved, O my God, of that which Thou hast created or wilt create in the latter and former times—all belongeth to Thee and is within Thy grasp. None hath anything save through Thy Will, and naught can be through anything save through Thy Purpose. This is a night wherein voices are raised unto Thee from all created things, and the hands of all beings are stretched forth before Thee. Thou seest all things while no thing seeth Thee, and Thou hearest the voice of all things while no thing heareth what every thing uttereth, for unto every call from Thee there is a present hearing and a manifest answer from Thy presence. But when Thou sayest,

“O My creation! How do ye call upon Me when I have created a Word and made it the Manifestation of My Self and sent down upon it My verses, if ye were of them that believed in My signs aforetime? Ye call upon Me by that which I revealed in My Book, the Qur’an, aforetime, yet how is it that ye veil yourselves from meeting Me in the Manifestation of My Self and follow not My signs from the Dayspring of My glory? Nay, by My glory, none of your supplications shall be answered unless ye believe in the Manifestation of My Self and are assured of My signs. How then can your calls be answered if ye were truthful in your words?”

Glory be unto Thee, O God! This is what Thou hast revealed that I might beseech Thee by Thy grace and mercy to raise up a soul possessed of might that it may purify the earth and all that is therein, and transform all Thy fire into Thy light, for all desire Thy good-pleasure but are veiled by that which they possess of knowledge. Therefore, O God, reach all Thy creation, for they worship Thee yet are unconscious of aught, and they think they strive in Thy service while they stand before the Sovereign of Thy might, after which they understand nothing. Raise up servants possessed of power that they may prevail over them and requite them with that which shall bring them out of the fire and cause them to enter into the light. There is no way for their guidance nor their deliverance, therefore reach Thy servants with Thy mercy and deliver them from Thy fire through the light of the Sovereign of Thy oneness, for they are creatures of clay unto clay. If Thy mercy reacheth them not, they shall return, and if Thy tenderness encompasseth them not through the removal of this […].

Therefore hasten, O God, their deliverance through Thy power and might and greatness and sovereignty and dominion, and transform, O God, every fire and appearance through Thy light lest there remain any mention thereof, for this is a night wherein Thy mercy hath been spread throughout all possibilities and Thy bounty hath encompassed all created things. And Thy mercy for these shall not be except that Thou prevail over them and cause them to enter into Thy mercy through servants possessed of might and strength, and overcome them and shelter them in the shade of the tree of Thy oneness through servants possessed of glory and sovereignty, for they think they are in Thy good-pleasure while they are beneath that, and they call upon Thee thinking Thou wilt answer their prayers while they are in remoteness and veils.

Therefore gather, O God, the means whereby every fire may be transformed into Thy light and the essence of every negation may be changed into Thy affirmation, for Thou hast said—and Thy word is the truth—“God blotteth out what He willeth and confirmeth what He willeth, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.” Yea, my very essence beareth witness that Thou art the Powerful over what Thou willest and the Mighty over what Thou desirest. Thy Will prevaileth over all created things and Thy Purpose is manifest above all existing things, and Thy Power is impregnable above all beings and Thy Decree is exalted above all atoms.

Thine ear is exalted above all who dwell in the kingdom of names and attributes, and Thy glory transcendeth all who inhabit the dominions of earth and heaven, and Thy Book is supreme over all that can be mentioned through signs and allusions. Therefore, O my God, in this night, do Thou annihilate every one whom Thou lovest not, or transform his being and make him to be among those whom Thou lovest. And do Thou, O my God, elevate every one whom I love or whom Thou lovest, through Thy power and Thy sovereignty, through Thy dominion and Thy might, through the penetration of Thy knowledge and Thy lordship, and through the potency of Thy power and Thy transcendence. Verily, Thou art the All-Knowing, the Most Powerful, the Omnipotent.